Delayed diagnosis of a foreign body in the tongue
Autor: | Delfim Duarte, Gustavo Lopes, Nuno Ribeiro Costa |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Delayed Diagnosis 040301 veterinary sciences Contrast Media Physical examination Delayed diagnosis Medical care Article 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Tongue X ray computed Humans Medicine 030223 otorhinolaryngology Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Foreign Bodies medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Fish Radiology Foreign body Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
Zdroj: | BMJ Case Reports. :bcr2016218137 |
ISSN: | 1757-790X |
DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2016-218137 |
Popis: | A 70 year-old man presented with 1-month history of progressive pain in the tongue after eating fish. The patient stated that he had sought medical care back then, but since no foreign body was found he was discharged with paracetamol. Physical examination revealed a mass located in the middle third of the right edge of the tongue with 1.5 cm of diameter, with mild … |
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